Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & Design (FEng / FBD): Recent submissions

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    • Globalization and Regionalism: Complimentary or Antagonistic Paradigms 

      Kenneth, Birabi A.; Barnabas, Nawangwe (2012)
      Globalization widely denotes internationalization of economies, tastes, goods and services through international exchange, economic, developmental and governmental systems. Meanwhile, regionalism is a progressive phenomenon ...

    • Modelling Early Childhood Development Centers in Rwanda 

      Amorós, Nerea (2012)
      This paper discusses the crucial role played by architecture in informing decisions and outcomes of a small architectural project focused on breaking the cycle of poverty. It is based on experiences, literature research, ...

    • The Survival of the Traditional Swahili House Design in the Coastal Areas of East Africa 

      Swazuri, Muhammad A; Sudi, Waziri M. (2012)
      Housing issues in developing countries have occupied the minds of many researchers and policy makers in government, donor and research agencies. The problems associated with housing continue to be experienced, including ...

    • An Analysis of the Causes of Failures in the Implementation of Projects in Kenya 

      Nyika, David (2012)
      Project implementation is the actualization of the sequences of activities that are designed to achieve the aims of the project. It is the phase in which the project deliverables are physically built and delivered to the ...

    • The role of architecture in Kenya Vision 2030; a case of University of Nairobi 

      Kamweru, Kigara (2011)
      This paper develops two lines of thought about how the discipline and profession of architecture can become critical players in the delivery of Vision 2030 in Kenya. The first dimension argues for the recognition of ...

    • Merging Indigenous African and Western Knowledge Systems; I 

      Birabi, Allan (2011)
      Since colonial times, Euro centricism has eroded development and modernization of not only indigenous African architectural design values but also other Sub-Saharan, socio-cultural heritage knowledge and practices. From ...

    • Variations in policies on urban-rural relations and the evolution of different patterns of urban sprawl in world Cities; 

      Ayonga, Jeremiah N. (2011)
      Classical theories of urban sprawl are based on the assumption that peri-urban formation evolves in a homogeneous rural-urban space surface. As a result, urban sprawl is mistakenly viewed to take place in the form of ...

    • Alleviating GaLa’s poly-mess; archetypal eco-ethical product design outlook 

      Maina, Samuel M. (School of the Arts & Design, University of Nairobi, 2011)
      The deplorable state of the environment has lately become a major issue nationally and internationally. A major contributor to this sorry state is polythene (plastics). Towards better understanding of this issue, this paper ...

    • Infrastructure Development in Global Economic Meltdown; 

      Ogbonna, Achimba C.; Akujuru, Victor A. (Department of Project Management Technology Federal University of Technology Oweri, Nigeria, 2011)
      The current global economic meltdown has major roots in real estate with the construction subsector being a very important economic indicator but also reacting faster to a recession arising from the usual resultant credit ...

    • Dissemination of architectural knowledge among research, training and practice 

      Rukwaro, Robert (Department of Architecture and Building Science, University of Nairobi., 2011)
      Within the field of architecture, architects and scholars appear to have difficulty making sense of one another’s experience and the relationship between practice and research is often uneven and unclear. In addition, ...

    • Developing resources for the training of architects 

      Oyaro, Edwin (Department of Architecture and Building Science, University of Nairobi, 2011)
      individual level. Changing demands for the services of architecture within the building industry require that the training of architects be tailored in a manner that conforms to these changing trends. In this paper, ...

    • Effects of globalization in training architectural design 

      Omenya, Alfred (Department of Architecture and Building Science, University of Nairobi, 2011)
      African architect unable to solve context-specific design challenges or explore context-specific design opportunities that Africa offers. This paper analyses some of the basis of western training that have had structural impacts ...

    • Adopting a new Eco-Ethical Philosophy of Living: 

      Maina, Samuel M.; Olima, Washington; Anyamba, Tom (2010)
      debate. Burning refuse, especially plastics and other hazardous waste that affect air quality has been a common practice. Authorities point to a well balanced environmental past. During those good old days, people used ...

    • Financing Craftsmen Training in an Informal Dominated Kenyan Construction Sector 

      Wachira, Isabella N. (2010)
      existing training system which was formulated to suit formal modes of procurement. One such challenge is to the sustainability of funding of craftsmen training which was hitherto financed via a training levy deducted as ...

    • Application of Queuing Theory in Spatial Planning: 

      Nyika, David (2010)
      In physical development planning, the question of the size of space to be allocated for a particular use often poses a great challenge to the planner. The main challenge lies in the process of arriving at an objective ...

    • The Renewal of Ile Akogun in Ile-ife, Nigeria: 

      Osasona, Cordelia O.; Ogunfolakan, Benjamin A.; Ewemade, Friday O. (2010)
      Ile-Ife has many socio-culturally iconic buildings. Unfortunately, most of these presently range from being poorly maintained to derelict. Though the town records a sizeable annual influx of tourists (as participants in ...

    • Risk response in handling building materials on construction sites in Kenya 

      Oketch, Tom; Gichunge, Hezekiah (2009)
      construction site up to the point of fixing them. Material handling represents a major portion of total costs and may account for 10-80% of total cost. Construction sites are exposed to various risks such as workmanship, ...

    • The design and production process of jua kali furniture in Kenya “Art or Chaos” 

      Onyango, Walter (2009)
      The Jua Kali industry covers the informal manufacturer who operates informally under makeshifts on the outskirts of our major urban areas such Gikomba and Shauri Moyo in Nairobi. This paper looks into the design and ...

    • A designer and principles of cloth design 

      Maina, Sylvester J.M. (2009)
      There are many practices of design for example fashion, graphics, industrial and environmental among others. These are all use the same principles, elements and theories. This paper endeavours to define the role of a ...

    • Performance enhancement of the cateringinformation systems in e-hotels, through ICT Interventions 

      Maringa, Wamuyu K.; Maringa, Mwangi (2009)
      Prevailing trends of globalising world markets, along with their Information and Communication Technology (ICT) anchor, pose a critical challenge to the local hotel industry. In order to maintain competitiveness in the ...